BET member charged with drunken driving

Updated 10:38 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Gregory Bedrosian, member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, at Greenwich Town Hall on May 21, 2012.

Gregory Bedrosian, member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, at Greenwich Town Hall on May 21, 2012.

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A freshman member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation was charged with drunken driving after his Audi veered across the double yellow line on Arch Street early Friday morning, police said.

Gregory R. Bedrosian, 46, of 25 Pecksland Road, was driving east on Arch Street around 2 a.m. when he made an aggressive turn onto Sound View Drive, cutting the corner, police said.

The left half of his 2012 Audi A6 crossed the double yellow on Sound View Drive, according to police.

During a motor vehicle stop, police detected the smell of alcohol coming from Bedrosian, they said, adding that his eyes were glassy and bloodshot.

Bedrosian failed field sobriety tests. Police declined to release any more information about the incident, including Bedrosian's blood-alcohol content.

A Republican on the 12-member board, Bedrosian is listed in a profile on the town's website as an investment banker, and a member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Board of Directors, as well as the investment committee of a $100 million nonprofit foundation. He has blogged on financial and economic matters on the Huffington Post.

Bedrosian declined to comment when reached by phone Wednesday. He referred questions to his lawyer Eugene Riccio.

"We do not wish to discuss the matter at this point," Riccio said in a phone interview. "It's a court proceeding, and we will address the situation in court."

Michael Mason, chairman of the BET, called Bedrosian "a great, contributing member" of the board, and said he does not believe he has the authority to take disciplinary action against him.

Mason added he has never dealt with a similar situation during his time on the board.